id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	priority	milestone	component	version	severity	resolution	keywords	cc
10549	Sticky not working with query_posts()	kingjeffrey		"Sticky posts do not always float to the top when using query_posts().

Things work as expected in this simple case:
`query_posts('showposts=9');`

But sticky posts cease to work as soon as you filter by category_name, like this:
query_posts('category_name=portfolio&showposts=9'); 
"	defect (bug)	closed	normal		General	2.8.1	normal	wontfix	query_posts, sticky